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J. H. SGHAAL s s. v. HARBAUGH.

Fish Scaler.

Patented May 24,1881.

INVENTORS f/Mcm ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES JOHN H. SCHAAL AND SAMUEL V. HARBAUGH, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND PATENT OFFICE.

ASSIGNORS TO THE UNION lILE VORKS, OF SAME PLACE.

FISH-SCALER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,056, dated May 24, 1881.

Application filed April 2B, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that We, JOHN H. SOHAAL and SAMUEL V. HARBAUGH, of Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certain newr 5 and useful Improvements in Fish-Sealers; and We hereby declare the same to be fully, clearly, and exactly1 described as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in

Which- Io Figure 1 isa perspective view of the device,

and Fig. 2 is a bottom plan ofthe blade.V

Our invention relates to devices for scaling fish; and it consists in a blade'or plate provided with a suitable handle and having its face roughened by punching up a series of teeth, and adapted for operation, as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, A is a plate or blade having a conve-X lower face, as shown, on which zo is formed a series of teeth, b. The shank a of the plate A is bent upward and itted into a suitable handle, B. The teeth are formed by punching the metal, before tempering, with a sharp instrument designed to gouge into the plate and raise the metal in front of it. The face of the plate is divided into sections, in

each of which the teeth point toward the center of the plate, as shown.

In operation the fish is held by the gills ori` tail and the plate is moved back and forth 3c over the scales,reinoving them Withoutscratching or tearing the skin ofthe fish. The object of causing the teeth to point toward the center of the plate is to utilize both forward and backward strokes ofthe plate to remove the scales from the irregular surface of the fish and obviate the necessity for constantly changing its position as the scaling proceeds.

The meeting edge of the walls and back ot' the plate is made quite sharp, and may be used 4c to remove the scales close behind the fins.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is The fish-sealer herein described, consisting ofthe plate A, having shank a and handle B, and provided with punched-up teeth b on its face, as and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN H. SGHAAL. SAM. V. HARBAUGH.

Witnesses:

R. D. WILLIAMs, GEO. H. PIsTEL. 

